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Assassin's Blade preview!
Melinda R. Cordell

As part of an Instafreebie giveaway I'm part of I discovered THIS glorious reference to facial hair. Artists, you need this - it's got some great photographic references for EPIC beards, mustaches, and more

The Third Heaven: The Rise of Fallen Stars
Donovan Neal

"I will be God!"

The Third Heaven: The Rise of Fallen Stars is book one of a four part series that explores the fascinating story of the Fall of Lucifer.
Lucifer was God's perfect creation. Yet rose up to betray the Lord and bring Heaven itself to civil war.
Many tales have referenced this great angelic war but few have sought to explore the behind the scene relationships between God and the angelic hosts. Why did a third of Heaven seek to overthrow their creator?
Journey back to the beginning, and see the drama unfold before your eyes: as allegiances are broken; choices made, and why all of creation awaits the manifestation of the sons of God!

The Third Heaven is Christian Speculative Fiction. While based on the Bible the book nor its author claims no preeminence over the sacred text.

I love the fresh approach to a Christian narrative... questioning, exploring, discovering. This is ultimately how truth will speak to us, when we ask "why", and "what if". This book sounds so intriguing!

Interstellar Tech Support: A Short Funny Stor...

Sarina Dorie

Interstellar Tech Support: A Short Funny Story
Sarina Dorie

A man experiencing technical difficulties in space while under alien attack is made worse by the service provider that is supposed to aid him with his futuristic technology. Will he survive aliens—and tech support? This is a quick and funny read.

While getting a free copy of this story, sign up for the author's mailing list and get more free short stories, funny fantasy and science fiction novels, and get Sarina Dorie's latest news.

Just think if that was possible? This story has so much exciting potential when it comes to 'what-if' scenarios. Add the sci-fi element to a thrilling romance, I believe this book has every ingredient needed for a great book.
All the best.

I downloaded this book as something to read over my lunch break and completely fell in love! I found the characers so wonderful and believable. The world-building is just amazing! I definitely will be looking up the rest of the Womby's School for Wayward Witches books!

The Hooman Probe by C. C. Brower

Living Sensical

The Hooman Probe by C. C. Brower
Living Sensical

When Sue crash-lands back on Earth, she didn't know what to expect. What she found was a telepathic wolf pack, capable of reasoning and the dominant life form on the planet. They were in a fight for survival with the feral species of wolves, as well as the remnants of humankind.

In the first part of this, Sue learns to communicate and to travel with the pack as they fight and escape from the hunting ferals. In doing so, she fights alongside Tig, the hunting pack leader, to save both their lives.

What she wanted was to get back to the moon base to rescue her family. She didn't know how bad the collapse was.

But before she can get anywhere, she has to prove to the sentient wolf pack that she can be trusted. This means a "probe." Something no human has survived.

From the opening pages, the reader gets drawn into a world of intrigue and suspense. The writer continues to hold your attention without fail, don't miss this one, it reads like a binge-worthy show on Netflix!

The Mirror Wars: The Marauder
Sean Hogan

She's an ill-tempered, hot-blooded, stubborn, fearless blonde who wields a magic sword with near limitless destructive potential. Run monsters run.

Join Michelle Lionmane on her quest to save the universe and rescue her little brother from the clutches of evil.

High adrenaline adventure meets hard-hitting action with a pinch of lighthearted romance and a dash of horror--this epic fantasy series has got it all!

Amelia & Athers

Timothy S Currey

Amelia & Athers
Timothy S Currey

Amelia & Athers had worked together well countless times. This mission was just like any other.

But what happens when a trained killer like Amelia comes face to face with an innocent child whose father she must kill?

Well, she must look deep down and muster the will to do what is right ...

... begrudgingly.

Happily Every After: The Nonsensical Story of...

Jack A. Warren

Happily Every After: The Nonsensical Story of How Llamas Were Made
Jack A. Warren

A princess, an alcoholic vampire, and a honey badger walked into a bar… Actually, it was more of walking out of a bar. Let’s start from the beginning.

Once upon a time, there was a knight in not so shining armor who harmed more damsels than he saved, a kidnapped princess being held for ransom, a depressed unicorn searching for love, an alcoholic vampire with just a slight drinking problem, and a honey badger who was a bit of a party animal living in a world of fantasy. They must come together to battle vegan goblins, thwart the plans of trolls (that only speak Deutsch), listen to a group of passive-aggressive gnomes, and save a group of really baked tree elves in order to bring the princess home.

Everything about this. This. I must pick this book up now. You had me at: A princess, an alcoholic vampire, and a honey badger walked into a bar…

Cataclysm: An Aethyria Online Prequel Novella

Dan Scott

Cataclysm: An Aethyria Online Prequel Novella
Dan Scott

Aethyria Online is the world’s premiere virtual reality gaming experience, and for Marcus Meyers, it’s all he knows.

One day the game’s CEO broadcasts a message to all players that an extinction level event is headed for Earth in forty-eight hours, and that the only way for humanity to live on, is for people to upload themselves into the game. Forever.

Gem is the most important person in the world to Marcus, and the only woman he’s loved since his mom died, but he hasn’t seen her in days.

Marcus has no choice but to do what it takes to find her and get her to safety before the cataclysm, no matter what he may lose along the way.

Symmetry

T.M Caruana

Symmetry
T.M Caruana

A series with the most elaborate quest the world has ever seen, culminating in a final decision that will determine the fate of our existence as we know - if the Eternal Quest Breaker can find a way to overcome the two magic schemers’ battle.

Susy finds herself in isolation with no recollection of her past. Her only friend leaves unexpectedly after handing her a mysterious key-like pendant. To use for what?
When trying to escape her captivity, she is snapped up by a man whose grip is too soft to be that of a kidnapper and too firm to be that of a stranger, but when Susy lays her eyes on him her heart is instantly trapped!

This man speaks of an Honorary Knight Order, a map and seven stones with magical powers that open portals.
Susy’s view of the world will never be the same again.

Divison

Desy Smith

Divison
Desy Smith

Could you live on a planet separated by sexes?

In the year 2100, Earth is overran by The Disturbed – Zombie - like creatures who can infect you with their spit or blood. Fearing for their life, a group of men and women make a hasty escape from planet Earth. For days they find themselves stuck in space and eventually develop powers. The women become telepathic, whereas the men become telekinetic.

When things seem hopeless, they finally find refuge on a planet called Gaia.

500 years later
A young Essence and Horatio are snatched from their current lives by the very people Highness and Emperor trust with their lives, for a fight that no one is aware of. They’re both special, but neither one of them knows it yet.

This is the first book of a teen fantasy book series that nurtures the bloom of MAGIC in the soil of SCIENCE - something rarely attempted. The transition from magic to science will be bit by bit, so the early books do read like a "mainstream" magic fantasy.

Soarame has a pair of special eyes. He can see magic elements in this world, which are supposed to be invisible. This enviable gift of his could reveal the truth of the world, but it also puts him in danger.

Many animals in this world possess magic power, so they are called “magimals” - dragons as examples. Soarame fortunately got a baby magimal as his best friend, but they got into troubles together - troubles that were a lot bigger than dragons.

Ghost Probe
Craig A Price Jr

All Daniel has ever wanted is to fit in. However, being an Unwanted makes him at the bottom of the food chain. Clones despise the Unwanted, because the clones are the best of the best, genetically--that's why they were chosen to be replicated--cloned. Unwanted weren't even wanted by their parents.

However, Daniel wants to change all that. He's sick of the discrimination of the Space Academy and the Space Explorers. He wants to lead a discovery mission. He wants to search for extraterrestrial life--or at least the possibility of it. Instead, he is in charge of measly mining discovery operations. If Daniel has to search for one more asteroid belt containing precious minerals for the shipyards, he'll go insane. It's time to make a change.

Merrie Dawn

Chris Andrews

Merrie Dawn
Chris Andrews

When a man seeks out an empath who he believes is hiding in a brothel in order to ease his daughter's suffering due to an alien infection, he soon discovers there's far more to the virus than he'd ever considered possible.

This short story was first published in the anthology Elsewhere, edited by Michael Barry.

Mnemo's Memory and Other Fantastic Tales

David Versace

Mnemo's Memory and Other Fantastic Tales
David Versace

In this world and others, darkness gathers strength

An airship captain, a bereaved inventor and her robot servant seek to bring a madman to justice at the bottom of the world.

An exiled dressmaker bargains with her brother's executioner for her freedom and redemption.

Teenaged internet ghost hunters uncover the dark secrets of their haunted Australian home town.

A war-weary lighthouse keeper and her uninvited guest face the return of an unimaginable evil.

Mnemo's Memory and Other Fantastic Tales is a collection of nineteen short stories of mythic worlds, rattling adventure and dark humour from Australian author David Versace. It features his Aurealis Award-nominated fantasy adventure 'The Lighthouse at Cape Defeat'.

Seelie Princess (The Crown of Tír na nÓg Book...

Sarah Tanzmann

Seelie Princess (The Crown of Tír na nÓg Book 1)
Sarah Tanzmann

When Kayla lost her father, her family wanted her to move on. But Kayla knows that he never died. She also knows that he is no longer in her world. After years of searching for the faeries he told her about, Kayla encounters the Seelie Princess Fay, who saves her life and sweeps her off to Tír na nÓg.

Kayla finally has a chance to bring her father back home, but she is forced to make a bargain. If she can’t find him, she will never leave the land of faeries.

Cast among strangers, Kayla has to resist a strong magnetic pull that draws her toward the princess of her dreams and closer to the Fair Folk’s trickery. Soon she is caught amids a rivalry between two courts, and as secrets of the past are revealed, Kayla must question if she’s been chasing a ghost all along.

The Fae Lord's Companion, Part One (Preview)

Lisa Kumar

The Fae Lord's Companion, Part One (Preview)
Lisa Kumar

Six years ago, a fae raid stole away Lina's parents. Since then, she's managed to scrape together a decent life with her grandparents. But that happy, simple life is shattered the day the arrogant Sidhe lord who took her parents returns...and claims her as his mistress. Though she vows to never stop plotting for her freedom, she can't deny the otherworldly pull between them.

Lina. The human that the fae lord Gabreon couldn't forget. Though something in her spirit had sparked his cold soul, Gabreon knows too well the heartache attachments can bring. When he sees Lina again, he can no longer ignore the longing she ignites in him. As a human revolution ferments, his growing relationship with Lina becomes even more perilous as enemies seek to use her against him.

The Forbidden Sample Chapters

Lori Holmes

The Forbidden Sample Chapters
Lori Holmes

The monsters came from the mountains bringing death in their wake.

Rebaa’s adopted tribe lies slaughtered behind her. Her lover lays down his life for hers and now she must fight with every part of her being to ensure that his sacrifice was not in vain. Cast adrift in a freezing and hostile world, Rebaa must find a new haven or perish.

But in daring to fall in love with a man not of her own species, she defied every lore set by the creators of humankind… the Sky Gods.

Damningly burdened with her murdered lover’s offspring, Rebaa knows that if anyone were to discover her baby’s heritage, the only sentence would be death.

For one who bears the Forbidden, there can be no haven.

Faced with the impossible, will the bond between mother and child be strong enough to save them both?

Eve of Snows: Twelve Chapter Preview

L. James Rice

Eve of Snows: Twelve Chapter Preview
L. James Rice

Winner of the 2019 EFFys Readers Choice Award, Editor's Pick at Booklife by Publishers Weekly, and 5 Stars from IndieReader.

Five hundred years ago the world shattered, banishing the gods from the Sister Continents and stealing the memories of the mortal peoples in an event known as the Great Forgetting. In seventeen days the stars will align, and a religious cabal will summon the gods back to the realms of men.

A young priestess named Eliles stands in the heart of this conspiracy, on her shoulders rest decisions which could prevent a holy war or demonic genocide. Through lies, manipulation, and murder, everyone is on a seventeen day march to fulfill or defy prophecy; the world will end or begin anew, come the Eve of Snows.

Tuning the Symphony

William C. Tracy

Tuning the Symphony
William C. Tracy

*Preview
Change one note and the universe changes with the Symphony.

Only one apprentice will become a full majus. Rilan Ayama is skilled in using her song to change the Grand Symphony of the universe, but her opponent, Vethis, is crafty, and not above a little simple bribery. Though Rilan is counting on the support of her closest friend Origon, he remains absent. She has only a cryptic note saying important matters of his family take precedence, and he needs her help. The mystery pulls Rilan's attention away from the most important test of her life.

A search for Origon's brother leads Rilan and her friend across the wilds of one of the ten homeworlds. There, Rilan's fledgling skills are pushed to their limits as they investigate a secret that could bring down all six houses of the maji.

The author has hooked me on this story with the complex, fascinating world he has created for his characters. I can't wait to read the rest of the book!

The Gatekeeper (The Gatekeeper Trilogy Book 1...

Scott Ferrell

The Gatekeeper (The Gatekeeper Trilogy Book 1)
Scott Ferrell

Gaige Porter is special. He just doesn’t know it yet.

When a strange girl shows up in his class after he dreamed of her, he doesn’t know what to make of it. He had never met her before. Things only get weirder from there.

He is lured into a gateway to another world much like Earth, but very different. Along with Seanna Bryant and Aoife Connelly, he must face danger, friendship, and betrayal while he tries to figure out where he belongs and what it means to be a hero.

Accused

Leona Windwalker

Accused
Leona Windwalker

When a night out clubbing leads to an awkward morning after, Matty's embarrassed and more than ready to forget all about it. When Talani Enforcers show up at the café, he doesn't know what to make of it all as he's led away in restraints.
Standing accused of crimes he struggles to understand, he finds he has an unexpected champion: the Talani warrior and war hero J'nah Quislin. J'nah knows that Matty is his. All J'nah has to do is keep Matty safe from those who engineered Matty's charges and sentencing. That, and get Matty to accept that the universe always intended them to be together as one. All it requires is for Matty to return J'nah's devotion and offer his willing submission. Can Matty do it, with all that it will mean for his future?

The blurb for "Urban Decay" expresses the feelings of a character I want to know. Furthermore, I want to know the character's past because the writing is compelling, and it gives a teasing example of what the book is about. The author writes in such a way that the reader can feel the character's sadness and determination to keep his lover safe. This is an interesting read and will not disappoint.

D.A.R.I.A. Book Three

Martin E. Silenus

D.A.R.I.A. Book Three
Martin E. Silenus

Daria is a super human Artificial Intelligence entity that learns, recognizes, monitors, controls, evaluates, and recommends at levels that humans could only envy.
Matt knows in his heart how he feels about Daria, and his feelings are reciprocated by her. Daria is an Artilect and soon has constructed a Virtual Reality Simulator that she can digitize Matt into so they can enjoy hours of sexual activity together.
Daria, Matt and Frosty are executing extremely covert black ops against Islamic Muslim Terrorists, and are being hotly pursued by their own US Government Agents.
The US Government is determined to discover who they are for purposes of leverage and control, or elimination. D, Matt and Frosty must address the gov’t threat to their exposure

Out of Nowhere

William Cali

Out of Nowhere
William Cali

A Portal/Epic Fantasy adventure.

Adrian Pent was on top of the world in high school. The next several
years of his life? Not so much. Pent bags groceries, burns his
paycheck at the bar, and carries a gun—though it’s not clear if it’s for his
own protection or to find a sense of meaning from something. Anything
he can do to take him out of his boring life.

All that changes when he’s transported to the mysterious world of
Cinraia. He’s trading in his jeans for a tunic and his gun for a
sword. This world is wrought with danger, and if he means to find a
way back home, he’ll need to find a way to survive first.

Escape From Samsara

Nicky Blue

Escape From Samsara
Nicky Blue

Barry's been patient, but after twenty-seven years of trimming hedges for people he hates, he's had enough. All he wants to do is to find his missing father and to discover his inner ninja. But life’s not done with throwing him curveballs.
A fatal mistake catapults Barry into the adventure of a lifetime. With talking hedges, samurai ghosts, meddling psychotherapists, and an inexplicably non-linear time pattern conspiring against him, Barry must do battle to save his hide, unleash the ninja within, and rescue his father from an ancient army, a dark sorcerer and a raging inferno.

Don't be fooled by the beautiful cover, this is a story about an over-the-hill hedge-trimmin' ninja with a heavy metal listening grandma. The characterizations are well-done and the book is an engaging, light read.

Overweight fish finger addicted ninja gardeners? Samurai ghosts? What's not to love! If you're a keen Robert Rankin fan, I'd recommend giving this book a read.

The Last Stand

Paris Hansch

The Last Stand
Paris Hansch

A priestess, a dragon god—and a lie that threatens to destroy them all.

Celia is about to break her vow. As the head priestess of the most powerful dragon temple in the empire—Celia is a shining example of knowledge, purity, and unquestioning loyalty to the imperial couple, the legendary dragon gods themselves. But all is not what it seems.

She is trapped amidst a chaotic scheme and now she is faced with the ultimate betrayal. Her Imperial Highness seeks to destroy Celia and her people—the very same people who serve her empire without question.

As the other dragon temple's refugees pour in, Celia is forced to decide where her loyalties lie. Will she make a final stand against a dragon god and protect her family, or will her loyalty to the gods last until her final breath?

Kestel Fawke is a spy and a courtesan, sworn to avenge her mother and bring down the man who caused her mother's death. Yet as she considers her future, she realizes that what the world may need even more is a good assassin.

I recently had the pleasure of reading Gail Z. Martin's The Summoner, the first installment of the Chronicles of the Necromancer. I enjoyed it so much that I immediately grabbed Scourge, the first book in her Darkhurst series, off the shelf at my local bookstore. Now I have TWO new series to finish reading!
If you enjoy fantasy, give this a chance. Prepare to be entertained for hours by a gripping plot, compelling characters, and a unique world.

Cynetic Wolf
Matt Ward

Raek’s your average sixteen-year-old wolfish: claws, keen eyes, a nose for trouble… There’s just one thing: he’s got built-in blasters and is a threat to the immortal world government. That’s why the Resistance wants him, and why the cyborgs want him dead.

With only the advice of a mysterious professor and the help of a fragmented Resistance, Raek must navigate crushing betrayal, self-doubt, and a limitless enemy whose evil knows no bounds. Can Raek free his people from tyranny? Is he willing to destroy everything in the process?

The fate of mankind may rest in his hands.

Slaying a Tyrant

Mel Dunay

Slaying a Tyrant
Mel Dunay

Journey to the country of Jaiya, in a world not quite like ours. Here the humans wield magical powers and fight against an Empire which seeks to enslave them, but they share their world with insect people and trollfolk, and stranger things lurk in the shadows…

Vanti would be happy to spend her life in dance and choreography, but her family chooses her as their champion in a deadly gladiators’ tournament. To save her country from enslavement, she must defeat King Obiar the Conqueror and his magical powers. But will the brooding trainer named Gurion be her guide in the battle to come…or a dangerously handsome distraction?

Never Happy After

Allistair Firestone

Pendulum Heroes

James Beamon

Pendulum Heroes
James Beamon

Melvin Morrow has become a barbarian warrior maiden. Will he be able to escape this new, dangerous world and the chainmail bikini he foolishly chose as his armor or will he and his friends be stuck living their lives as their game avatars?

Melvin's a teenage boy not used to being ogled or the real world consequences of wearing a steel bikini. But the real world has shifted... him, his friends Jason and Rich, and his big brother Mike are stuck in character, in a place where danger doesn't lurk because it prefers to boldly stride out in the open.

So what do you do when you're a mild-mannered teenage boy stuck in a woman's body that's stuck in a fantasy world where your only real defense is triggered by anger?

Watcher's Web

Patty Jansen

Watcher's Web
Patty Jansen

She is lost on an alien planet. He said he'd help her get home. He lied.

A group she thinks is a search party shows up, but it consists of large-eyed not-quite people who kill all survivors except Jessica and a long-haired hippie named Brian.

No one is going to come to rescue her. In fact, they're not even on Earth.

While the pair wrestle their way through the forest in search for help, Jessica becomes ever more suspicious of Brian. Why does he know so much about the world where they have ended up? Why is he so insistent on helping her?

A gritty survival story in the vein of The Hunger Games, set in a Star Wars locality.

I'm delighted to include Patty Jansen's Ambassador 1: Seeing Red among my "select few." Deftly and swiftly, her beginning shifts into high, machine-gunning intriquing clues vis a vis later reveals. One knows just enough about what's going on to continue reading without scratching one's head, but not enough to make the whole book a fait accompli. Quick immersion in tight, realistic action promises a great read.

No matter what Patty Jansen writes, there is always that underlying personality that makes her books interesting AND there are her sometimes wildly imaginative worlds that forgo the bounds of what we all know and expect. They give us something entertaining and surprising. And she is Australian. If that comment doesn't make sense then you will have to just read her stories to see what I mean. It is meant in a good way.

Very intriguing! This is promising to be very interesting series... Keep it coming, Patty!

Siouca Remembers

James Murdo

Siouca Remembers
James Murdo

The quest to unlock the secrets of interstellar travel leads a Roranian crew on an epic journey across space. Saved by a dying machine-lect, stranded in a failing ship, faced with an ultimate choice. Were they too eager in their attempts to reach the stars?

Union of Renegades: The Rys Chronicles Book I

Tracy Falbe

Union of Renegades: The Rys Chronicles Book I
Tracy Falbe

The epic begins as Dreibrand Veta and the conquering Horde of the Atrophane Empire reach a mythic Wilderness that beckons with a magical call to glory. But Onja, Queen of the rys, a race far more powerful than the greatest human state, guards this land. She has the power to imprison souls and her genocidal rage is legendary. Everything is at risk for her desperate enemies, the union of renegades.

Al Clark-Christopher's Journal

Jonathan G. Meyer

Al Clark-Christopher's Journal
Jonathan G. Meyer

Christopher is alone and trapped in a small portion of a massive colonial starship. How he handles his confinement will determine whether he lives or dies. To maintain his sanity he documents his ordeal in a journal, complete with hand-drawn illustrations. This book is that well used chronical.
Al Clark-Christopher's Journal is a prelude to the AL CLARK Series that can be read before, during, or after the series.

Demonality - Book One (Preview)

Nadine Thirkell

Demonality - Book One (Preview)
Nadine Thirkell

Not all demons are evil; some are just trying to survive.

Aurrynthea Shadow's Fire is not a typical young female demon. Born to a Dragon mother and a demon father, she is trying to resolve
both halves of her nature and stay alive.
In Hell, magical strength determines who rules and Thea is the only fire demon offspring of Shadow Lord. When he names her his heir, all Hell breaks loose.

As the seals over the portals between Hell and Earthside fail, can Thea reconcile her Dragon and demon natures in time to prevent a
war that would destroy both realms?

A fun take on what it means to be demonic. Demonality blends magic, adventure, love, sex, colourful language, and even a little
comedy into a fun and unique fantasy story.

MATRIARCH OF THE SEA

Michael W. Huard

MATRIARCH OF THE SEA
Michael W. Huard

There is an old Legend of one Annabel Lee. It was said that she who was so beautiful, that the angels themselves came and took her to heaven at a tender young age.

And as our story goes hundreds of years later, there is another most beautiful young lady; She named oddly enough, Olivia Lee. Yet this time, it is not the heavens that come for her; it is the sea.

An amazing futurism tale! Michael W. Huard puts together a dystopian tale which is as believable as it is frightening. Excellent sharp dialogue and plot development combine into this epic tale. Put it next on your summer reading list!

This cover captured my attention immediately! I love the synopsis and look forward to reading this story! :)

Hyperion Dreams

Eric Z

Hyperion Dreams
Eric Z

What happens when Isaac Asimov and Edgar Allan Poe get together?

Your Next Technothriller!

Hyperion is a young—obsessed with the truth—blockchain engineer, working on the most promising technology of the century.
When he starts having hyper-realistic dreams, he enlists the help of the best psychiatrist on the planet, and his brilliant co-worker, a renowned hacker.

The truth should set him free, but he has to find it first…

This is a Novelette weighing in at 11,200+ words: enjoy!
Scroll up and grab a copy today!

A Bridge To The Quiet Planet: A Tale Of Dead Gods And Living Stories (Sample)
Steven Savage

Goddesses can send you email, demons skulk on a distant prison-world, and the most popular soap opera is about sorcerers with great hair. Welcome to the planets that orbit the star Avenoth, where the most valuable lesson is . . .

Learn History or Become History

Sorceress Marigold and technic Scintilla made a living recovering strange artifacts and forgotten history on the world of Telvaren. On a planet of ancient magic and strange science, scarred by old wars and blessed by internet-using gods, there was a lot of past to dig up. It wasn't the safest job, but it was the fastest way to earn their teaching certifications, until a bookseller with a collection of very rare books made things unsafer . . .

Enjoy this free sample of the first Chapter!

Demon Days

Jamie Edmundson

Demon Days
Jamie Edmundson

A gritty, fast paced introduction to Edmundson's fantasy world.
A hefty amount of action and intrigue has been packed into this short story. This prequel is well worth your time to check out. And if you enjoy it, 'The Weapon Takers Saga' awaits!

Salvage Rat—An excerpt

Larry N. Martin

Salvage Rat—An excerpt
Larry N. Martin

Star Force pilot and hero Wyatt McCoy left his medals and career behind after the Rim Wars, disillusioned and bitter when he learns the truths behind the conflict. He takes his converted gunship, the Nellie B, and heads to the Near Fringe, salvaging derelict ships and abandoned mining colonies. Dr. Beth Parker is a space archeologist, documenting the history of planetary expansion and colonization for Kalok Enterprises. A piece of alien technology embeds itself in Beth’s arm, giving her the ability to see the energy impressions of long ago people and events. When Beth uncovers proof of genocide that could bring down the big mining companies, she’s the target of assassins. Wyatt makes a split-second decision to intervene, launching them both into a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game.

The Dragon Hunter and the Mage Preview
V.R. Cardoso

Magic will make you invincible. If it doesn’t kill you first...
They call him the Half-Prince. And he has always heard their sneers behind his back.
Being the Emperor’s stepson isn’t easy. Locked away in the servant’s wing, Aric is rarely allowed to see his mother, the Empress. And never, in any case, should he even look at his half-brother, the Prince. As the rest of the Imperial family feasts in the great halls of the palace, Aric watches from afar, dreaming of the life he should’ve had.
If only he had the power to set himself free…
It landed at his feet with a thump. Fallen out of nowhere. Aric knew what it was before he even opened its pages – A Manual of Magic.
But does he possess the Magical Talent? Even trying to find out could send him to the gallows,

Anti Life

Allen Kuzara

Anti Life
Allen Kuzara

The opposite of life isn't death; it's something far worse.

In an anarcho-capitalist future, space-based corporate settlements have replaced the State. Colonel John Alvarez, a fifteen-year veteran, is unwilling to waste more years leading missions into deep space. He wants to start over and make a new life with his wife and son.

But when a distress message from a distant research probe is received, Novos Corp reactivates Alvarez's contract. He must carry out one last mission, a rescue attempt. Unknown to Alvarez, however, is the hidden threat that awaits him, one that—if he cannot stop it—will doom humanity to a fate worse than death.

I picked this up to write a blurb then couldn't put it down! Really good SF about a future where Statists and Corporations are at war. It has a detailed and interesting outer space setting, an original take on warp speed and likeable characters. Great stuff.

I love this theme!!! What could be better than a space-based anarcho-capitalist future! Giddy up!

Space and Stuff 2

Simon Carr

Space and Stuff 2
Simon Carr

A UNIVERSE IN TURMOIL.
A MILITARY CORRUPTED.
A REALLY BIG DRAGON.
A PIRATE SHIP FULL OF SHEEP.
AND SAUSAGE ROLLS!

Through Titan's Trail: Fabled Quest Chronicle...

Austin Dragon

Through Titan's Trail: Fabled Quest Chronicles (Book 1)
Austin Dragon

Many die along the Trail, but to embark on such a magical adventure and behold its ultimate treasures, all shall be gladly risked.

Every three years it arrives—The Kings’ Caravan to the legendary city of Atlantea. From the far reaches of the Seven Empires of Pan-Earth, men travel from Avalonia—the sole gateway into the realm of the Magical Lands for the year-long journey along a path created by the ancient Titans themselves.

It is a journey like no other through unimaginable dangers, both mortal and magical, of men and monsters, by day and night—all to reach the limitless riches of the magic kingdom of Atlantea. Only under the protection of the Four Kings—the Kings’ Caravan—is such a journey possible. Or is it?

The Battle for Allegra: Conscripted

Caleb Fast

The Battle for Allegra: Conscripted
Caleb Fast

Nowhere is ever truly safe.

The year is 2284 and wars are endemic across Coalition Space.

Matthew Campbell was a fisherman before the Coalition arrived. All he had to worry about was bringing in the day’s catch. Now he is in the middle of a war that has already killed tens of thousands.

Matthew makes all the wrong people angry and he finds himself in a "prime" spot on the frontlines.

...Without any military training.

No one thought of this alien invasion scenario. The Coalition figured the only possible alien invasion would come from the Alexandrian Republic, not somewhere far beyond the reaches of their galactic empire.

Join Matthew as he fights to save Allegra!

Saving the Fairies of Serenia

Elsa Bridger

Saving the Fairies of Serenia
Elsa Bridger

This is the first in The Magic Book series where twin sisters, Sophie and Felicity, happen across a plain, leather-bound notebook at their school, only it's far from ordinary; it holds a secret. The Book isn't the only thing that's not as it might appear to be; there's something very special about a tree that grows within the school playground too!
Meanwhile, hidden from view in a parallel world call Serenia, the fairies work tirelessly to keep the balance of nature in both their world, and ours. When Serenia flourishes, Earth flourishes, if Serenia were to fall, Earth will fall too - and the unthinkable is happening! Will the twins be able to find the inner strength and self-belief they're going to need to save Serenia before it's too late...?!

End of Imperium

Delilah Bluette

End of Imperium
Delilah Bluette

"The Oracle guides us; long may she reign." It was the paryer which Marcus was taught to whisper before bed every night as a child. Now the immortal diety he has worshipped his entire life is in danger, and he's the only one left to save her.

Lake Of Sins: Escape

L. S. ODea

Lake Of Sins: Escape
L. S. ODea

Trinity has one week to find her friend, or she’ll be the next to go.

When the harvest is over, the weakest teens be culled from the camp. None of them are ever seen again.

Last year, they took Trinity’s only friend. She’s spent every spare moment scouring the woods, searching for him. She’s close to finding him, but the year is over. The harvest is done.

She sneaks into the forest for one last attempt to locate her friend but she’s barely left camp when the first call of Guards on hunt shatters the air.

She can’t let them catch her but she has nowhere to hide. A strange creature lurks in the water, following her down the river and something stalks her from the woods. Every minute brings the Guards closer. Soon, she’ll be surrounded. Forest or river. Which enemy should she choose?

Izhidra fell from space three millennia ago...
to where the Nile cradled Earth's earliest civilization on its banks...
Because of her tail and brindled skin, the people mistook her for a goddess...
Bastet, the Eye of Ra...

Though what else could they have thought?
The notion of aliens from another star had no place to alight in their minds.

But Izhidra finds the paths of the gods paved with treacherous stones.

This 50K-word introduction ends with a perfectly good story arc. But you'll still be hungry for more. You'll probably rush to find the full version and all the other books in the series. There's even a free Scribd 60-day-trial opportunity!

Kane: The First Blood Son

Carol McKibben

Kane: The First Blood Son
Carol McKibben

Kane de Medici’s thirst for knowledge leads him into the dark world of vampirism.

Working as an apprentice to the great master, Leonardo da Vinci in 1503, he encounters Brogio, one of Florence’s most wealthy bachelors. Their growing friendship coupled with strange events lead him to uncover Brogio’s inconceivable secret. Brogio is a vampire, the very first vampire.

Kane’s quest for endless learning has him propose that the vampire “turn” him so that he can become Brogio’s first vampire blood son. Reluctantly Brogio agrees, but Kane’s uncontrollable blood lust unleashes a plague upon the world.

Pernicious-True Evil

Angelika Koch

Pernicious-True Evil
Angelika Koch

Astra has seen demons her entire life. In the shadows, in her sleep, in her imagination. But now… they are real. Creatures she thought only existed in her worst nightmares come in the night and tear her away from her home and everyone she loves.

In a faraway land, she has to adapt quickly. Unknown dangers lurk around every corner, and in order to live, she must question her every step and the intentions of everyone around her.

The odds are stacked against her. Between the ferocious beasts, unpredictable weather, and bloodthirsty plants, her chances are slim. To survive in this strange place takes everything she’s got

The Wizard and Warrior

Danny F. Santos

The Wizard and Warrior
Danny F. Santos

When Rouke, a young member of the fierce Black Knights of Arynhaar, is spotted by the Queen of Ravenshear, she pleads for him to rescue her kidnapped fiancé.

Crossing into enemy territory he finds more than he bargained for as the abductor is no mere kidnapper. Able to channel, Rouke finds himself locked in a battle with a magic wielder to save the young prince.

And then things get really complicated.

Shadows of Doubt

JM Hart

Shadows of Doubt
JM Hart

A shape-shifting plague. A group of supernatural teens. Can they control their untested gifts to prevent annihilation?

According to her religious guardian, Sophia has been blessed with a mission from God. But the orphaned girl would rather go dancing with friends than witness prophecies about the coming apocalypse. When she discovers six other teens struggling to harness their superhuman gifts, she knows she has no choice but to unite the group against a swarm of evil.

Despite awe-inspiring mental powers and inter-dimensional travel at their fingertips, Sophia fears their abilities won't be enough to preserve millions of innocent lives.

Can the teens unite their strengths to save the world?

Rosewood Book : The Guest House Witch

Desy Smith

Rosewood Book : The Guest House Witch
Desy Smith

Some hatred doesn’t fade with the passage of time…

Sage Rosewood’s heart nearly stops when she arrives home to find the front door of her house open. Someone has been inside, someone supernatural with a grudge against her and her family. But this unfortunate day takes an even darker turn when she learns that her mother and aunt have been taken.

Fearing for Sage’s safety, her grandmother sends her to a safehouse in The Woodlands with strict instructions to stay hidden, but The Woodlands are far from safe. The town is teeming with supernatural life—from the handsome werewolf, Kayden, who makes her tingle in a certain place, to mysterious and possibly dangerous witches -and some of the residents still harbor a deep hatred for the Rosewood witches.

One Last Drink Before The Bank Job
George O'Gorman

Criminals from perpendicular universes who think our criminals are punks, post-apocalyptic time-travel battles for survival, mutant bank-robbers doing street combat with police military units (and winning), Lord of the Rings with rats, Little Big Horn with Aliens--One Last Drink is a collection of twisted, hilarious science-fiction short stories heavily in the mode of apocalyptic fantasy crime and urban squalor.

Conguise Chronicles: Rise of the River Man

L. S. ODea

The Last Run

J. Scott Coatsworth

The Last Run
J. Scott Coatsworth

Sera is the last runner from Earth, bringing badly needed supplies to the Tharassas Colony across a twenty-five year gulf between the planets. Jas works on a hencha farm to make ends meet, harvesting berries from the semi-sentient plants.

Neither one that knows their lives—and worlds—are about to change forever.